Larry Mantle speaks with Albert DeMeo, son of notorious Mafia hit man Roy DeMeo, who worked for the Gambino crime family. Roy ran the largest auto theft ring in the history of New York, and he ...
The Old Country. The action-adventure game left the United States for Sicily in order to create an origin story of sorts — not one for any of its characters, but for the concept of Italian organized ...
Behind the glass doors of an unassuming building in Manhattan, wedged between aging facades and staring across a shuttered ...
“American Godfathers: The Five Families,” a three-part, six-hour documentary series focusing on the rise and fall of the mafia families, premieres today, Sunday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m. Eastern on the ...
NPR's A Martinez talks to Louis Ferrante about the first volume of his Borgata trilogy on the history of the American Mafia. Ferrante is a former high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family.
"As Ray Liotta said in Goodfellas: 'We were treated like movie stars with muscle'," said attorney Ed McDonald, who, as the ...
Mobsters have undeniably left an infamous mark on American culture. Depicted in numerous films and television shows, interest in the violent and secretive Mafia families has not wavered. Now, a new ...
How realistic is The Sopranos? Well, don’t expect a mob boss to visit a therapist’s office regularly. That’s according to the legendary FBI undercover agent, Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the Bonanno ...
A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: Last year, I got to speak with Louis Ferrante for the first time. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and ...
LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and heist crew of armed robbers within the Gambino crime family. The FBI hunted me. To their credit, they got me. I never informed, ...